Denise LEMAITRE

Born

abt. 1636 , Paris, France

Died

29 October 1691 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Denise married Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE 26 January 1660 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was born 21 August 1616 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Pierre died 30 April 1684 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Pierre was the child of Pierre PERRAS and Jeanne LANIER .

Parents & Family of Denise LEMAITRE

Parents of Denise LEMAITRE

Father

Denis LAMAITRE

Mother

Catherine DISHARME

Grandparents of Denise LEMAITRE

Paternal grandparents

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Maternal grandparents

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Denise was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1660. Learn more: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France

Death at St-Lambert, La Prairie

Daughter of Denis Lemaitre and Catherine Deharme

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Denise LEMAITRE

Denise LEMAITRE married

Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE
Marriage date: 26 January 1660
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Pierre PERRAS and Jeanne LANIER

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Notre-Dame-de-Montreal

Pere Pierre and Denise Lemaitre

Children of Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Denise LEMAITRE

Marie-Marguerite PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 27 December 1665, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 15 May 1708, Chambly, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre POUPARD (POUPART) 11 August 1682 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) 20 September 1699 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 26 August 1668 , Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 12 October 1736, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite TETU (TESTU) 7 June 1698 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine ROY 25 October 1701 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France

Catherine PERRAS

Born: 9 June 1670 , Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 7 January 1750, Longueuil, Canada, New France

Married: Eustache DEMERS (DUMAIS) 21 April 1688 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jeanne PERRAS

Born: 10 July 1671 , Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 30 October 1718, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Claude-François FAIE dit LAFAYETTE 25 October 1688 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre VOISIN dit JOLIBOIS 23 December 1709 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie PERRAS

Born: 2 February 1673 , La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 9 May 1736, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Antoine-Jacques BOYER 4 February 1692 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France

Pierre PERRAS

Born: 24 June 1674 , La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 1 August 1699, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite DIEL 18 November 1696 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1660 Marriage / Partner
Denise LEMAITRE and Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE 26 January 1660, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1665 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was born 27 December 1665, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1666 Census - Montreal, Quebec

Pierre Perras 50 Tonnelier, habitant
Denise Le Maistre 30 Epouse
Pierre Perras 6 Fils
Jacques Perras 3 Fils
Marguerite Perras 2 mois Fille

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1666 Montreal Census
The History of Montréal: The Story of Great North American City

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1668 Birth of Child
Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was born 26 August 1668 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1670 Birth of Child
Catherine PERRAS was born 9 June 1670 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1671 Birth of Child
Jeanne PERRAS was born 10 July 1671 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1673 Birth of Child
Marie PERRAS was born 2 February 1673 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1674 Birth of Child
Pierre PERRAS was born 24 June 1674 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1681 Canadian Census Prairie de la Magdelaine

Pierre Perra, tonnelier, 60
Denise Lemaitre, sa femme, 45
enfants:
Marguerite, 16
Catherine, 14
Jeanne, 9
Pierre, 7
Jean, 5
Marie, 4

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1682 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE married 11 August 1682, La Prairie, Canada, New France to Pierre POUPARD (POUPART)

1684 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE died 30 April 1684, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1688 Marriage of Child
Catherine PERRAS married 21 April 1688, La Prairie, Canada, New France to Eustache DEMERS (DUMAIS)

1688 Marriage of Child
Jeanne PERRAS married 25 October 1688, La Prairie, Canada, New France to Claude-François FAIE dit LAFAYETTE

Death — 1691
29 October 1691
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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